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The Crisis Points of the ZapThink 2020 Vision
A Crisis Point must both be game- changing as well as unexpected.
The Five Supertrends of Enterprise IT
Introducing the ZapThink 2020 conceptual framework
Cloud Architecture’s Missing Link
The missing link between the business benefits that Cloud Computing promises and the products on the market is architecture.
The Dangers of “Checklist” Architecture
Move away from the “business requires X so we build X” mentality
RIP Enterprise Software?
Today, in spite of a full decade of vendors paying lip service to the benefits of SOA. Customers are more than unhappy with enterprise software. They’re pissed. And they’re not going to take it any more.
IT without the IT Department
Almost exactly a year ago, we wrote in a ZapFlash that the IT department would have to make significant changes to its structure and value proposition to prevent its inevitable demise as a core part of the enterprise. In our conversations with enterprise architects, and venture capital investors (as part of our new ZapThink Startup [...]
The Secret to Twenty-First Century Software Innovation
Understanding the true root of innovation behind the superficial 2.0 marketing cliche is the secret to today’s software innovation. If you’re an entrepreneur looking for the right idea or hoping to evaluate the idea you have, then this secret is essential to your success.
Startups, cloud computing, and the freedom to innovate
Can large organizations keep up with the pace of change and innovation that we are seeing from startups?
ZapThink Startup Clinic: How to Make Money By Giving your Product Away for Free
Giving away your product or service for free can be a successful strategy, as long as you truly have a rational business model to back it up.
Including Startups in your SOA Infrastructure: A Guide for Enterprise Architects
EAs need to become wholeheartedly selfish: meet the requirements of the business in an agile manner by reducing the penalty for failure. In such an environment, startup solutions are not only feasible, but very appropriate.
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